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Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

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Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: "mi madre" (Rosalia LaBastida de Coney). Signature: Signed with monogram lower left, and inscribed verso. Date Created: 1894. Medium/Ground: Oil on wood panel. Size: 6 1/4in x 4 7/8in; 8 1/2in x 7in (frame). Good condition. Rosalia LaBastida de Coney (1844-1897) was an aristocratic woman and wife of American Alexander K. Coney (1847-1930), Consul-General of Mexico. She became Xavier Martinez's foster mother after the death of his own mother when he was 17. They had a close and affectionate relationship, as indicated by her letters to him, his paintings, and the numerous photographs of her that he saved with his papers. Rosalia brought him to San Francisco where she arranged for and advocated for him in his early art education, and she encouraged his further studies in Europe. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).